The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Almond60
- Floral60
- Soft Spicy50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Almond
- Lychee
- Bergamot
- Rose
- Jasmine
- Heliotrope
By the editors · 2 min readAlmond and lychee create a nutty, translucent fruit opening brightened by bergamot’s citrus shimmer. Rose and jasmine form a lush floral core softened by heliotrope’s powdery sweetness. A musky base blended with vanilla, tonka, and iris offers a smooth, skin-close dry-down. Patchouli adds subtle earthiness without dominating the composition. The scent evolves linearly, maintaining a delicate sillage that stays intimate. Ideal for spring or fall daytime wear, it suits office settings or casual gatherings. Longevity is moderate, fading gently after several hours.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.
